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Executive Order 13950: Insufficient Grounds for Curbing Academic Freedom

First Amendment, Higher Education

Arianna Chen* Amid his tirade upon political correctness and an unprecedented summer framed by COVID-19, President Trump issued an Executive Order on September 22, 2020, that effectively banned implicit bias training under agencies, corporations, and organizations receiving federal grants with threats of defunding. Entitled Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping, also known as […]

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Curb Ramps and the Americans With Disabilities Act: When Local Government is Liable

Disability Rights

April Gore* New York City is one of the few remaining metropolises known for its pedestrianism. The New York Times describes the city as “best and only authentically grasped by sauntering through it,” and popular culture has used local street life to characterize New Yorkers since the mid-1800s. The invention of the motor car threatened

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Ethics and Execution: Investigating the Death Penalty In Relation to Mental Health

Criminal Justice, Eighth Amendment

Elizabeth Hall*  In 1985, a domestic dispute in Alabama resulted in Vernon Madison killing a police officer. The jury found him guilty of capital murder and, consequently, sentenced him to death. Vernon Madison was on death row for the next few decades. During this time, he experienced a series of strokes and was ultimately diagnosed

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